St. Anna Street

St. Annastreet (Dutch: St. Annastraat) is a street in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. The name is derived from the hamlet St. Anna, named after a chapel devoted to Saint Anne (Dutch: Sint Anna)

Map of Sint Annastraat, Nijmegen, Netherlands

The street functions as one of the major traffic arteries into Nijmegen and sets the stage for the arrival on the last day of the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen. For this occasion, the street is renamed Via Gladiola. The name is a play on the Dutch saying "Death or the Gladioli", referring to Roman times when the gladiolus became a symbol of strength and victory. It now honours those who finish the marches.